17 times we see the director of the movie in a leading role

Orson Welles Sketching - Source: Getty
Orson Welles Sketching - Source: Getty

16) Jacques Tati (Playtime, 1967)

Jacques Tati in Playtime | image via Getty
Jacques Tati in Playtime | image via Getty

French director Jacques Tati is regarded as one of the greatest directors of all time and is known for appearing in many of his own films as the lead actor. A character that is synonymous with his name is Monsieur Hulot which was part of several films directed by him. One of those films is Playtime in which he played the lead character and also directed. In this film, Tati's character Hulot tries to navigate through a modernized version of Paris.

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Edited by Apoorva Jujjavarapu